Vinyl pressings
by Simply Red · 1989
A New Flame was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 20 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-A 244689-A1Variant 1: Side A runout stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-BX 244689-B-1Variant 1: Side B runout stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-A3 244689-A 3 97Variant 2: Side A runout stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-B 244689-B-1 173Variant 2: Side B runout stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-A3 244689-A3Side A runout
R/S Alsdorf 256374-1-B2 HSide B runout
SRC [logo] S-E-60828-A-1 1-1Side A etched SRC stamped
SRC [logo] S-E-60828-B-1 1-1Side B etched SRC stamped
ST-E-60828-A-SPSIde A label
ST-E-60828-B-SPSide B label
SRC [logo] ST-E-60828-A-1 1-2 Sp-Ar 24000 B-34379Side A etched SRC stamped
SRC [logo] ST-E-60828-B-2 1-2 Sp-Ar 24000-X B-34380-2Side B etched SRC stamped
ST-E-60828-A-ARSIde A label
ST-E-60828-B-ARSide B label
ST-E-60828-A-1 1-1 SRCSide A Runout
ST-E-60828-B-2 1-1 SRCSide B Runout
ST-E-60828-A-SPSide A Label
ST-E-60828-B-SPSide B Label
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-A <T> 244689-AI 4 IIIVariant 1: Side A runout stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-B 244689-B-I <T> 2 IVariant 1: Side B runout stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-A <T> 24689-A1 5 VIIVariant 2: Side A runout stamped/etched
R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-B 24689-1-B <T> 29 IIIVariant 2: Side B runout stamped/etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | WEA 80118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Elektra 244689-1 / WEA 244689-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Elektra 670.8054 / Elektra 00597First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Canada | Elektra E1 60828LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Canada | Elektra 96 08281First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | WEA 244689-2First yearLP | LP |
| 1989 | Colombia | WEA 23(5031)00087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | WEA WX242 / Elektra 244689-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | WEA WX242 / Elektra 244689-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Guatemala | Elektra 244689-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Ireland | WEA WX242 / Elektra 244689-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Israel | Hed-Arzi 244689-1 / Elektra 244689-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | WEA 244689-1 / Elektra 244689-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | WEA LXWI-6817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Portugal | Elektra 244689-1 / Elektra 244689LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | WEA Records Ltd. WX242LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Warner Music Group 5021732253514 / simplyred.com 5021732253514LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Elektra WX 242 / Elektra 244689-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of A New Flame are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1989 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, US, UK & Europe, Argentina and more. One of them is Elektra WX 242, released February 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WX 242, 9 60828-1, 60828-1, 80118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-A 244689-A1 and R/S Alsdorf 244689-1-BX 244689-B-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
